Mercury Planet

Nature of the Mercury

Mercury is the smallest planet of the solar system. Mercury produces the positive and negative effects of the planet(s) as per its position and associated with other planets.

Mercury is also called as business karak planet. If Mercury is down in the kundli, then there will be many ups and downs seen in the native’s kundli. Mercury depicts to green color. Moon and Jupiter are its enemies. Sun, Venus and Rahu are friends, whereas Mars, Saturn, and Ketu are neutral to him. 7th house is the “Pukka Ghar of Mercury” this is because of 7^th house denoted partnership business, import export business. Mercury exalted in the 6th house and gets debilitated in the 12th house.

When Mercury is Malefic?

Mercury is considered malefic basically in 3rd, 8th, 9th and 12th houses. Mercury is considered auspicious in the 1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th, 6th and the 7th houses.

Mercury Creates Panch Mahapurush Yog

Mercury creates a Maha Yog called “Bhadra Yog” is one of Panch Mahapursh Raj Yog when it is placed in 6^th house in the centre in any house such as 1st, 4th, 7^th ,10th Bhav of kundli.

 Mercury represents intelligence, fun, comedy and humour in a person. Mercury is a dual-natured planet. 3rd and 6th houses are it's own houses as per Kalpurush Kundli, and Virgo sign is it’s Mool-Trikon Sthan and it governs two zodiac signs, namely Gemini and Virgo.

When Mercury gives Good Result?

Mercury is the planet of communication that symbolizes areas related to commerce, trade, accounts, banking, mobile, networking, computers and so on. A strong Mercury indicates success in the mentioned areas as above. Mercury also controls the works related to telephone, telegraphs, e-mails, couriers, and other types of posts.

 If Mercury is beneficial in the kundli and well-placed then the native could be a writer, astrologer, news reporter, media person, mathematician, chartered accountant, lawyer, dealer, broker, businessperson, journalist etc. Besides Mercury also represents art, if Venus and Mercury is strong in the Kundli, then native could be a good singer or dancer, artists, sculptors and sales or marketing persons with good communication skills possess good Mercury in the horoscope.

Deity of the Mercury

In Vedic Astrology, Mercury is considered as “Lord Vishnu” and Venus is called the “Lakshmi”. If Mercury is weak in your kundli, better worship Lord Vishnu for making Mercury stronger. If Venus and Mercury placed together in any Trine or Kendra house, this combination creates a powerful rajyog called Lakshmi Narayan Yog.

Mercury Mahadasha

 Mercury Maha Dasa is total 17 years, this dasha comes just after the long period of Saturn

Mahadasha which is run 19 years as a long period. In Saturn Mahadasha people faced many hurdles, problem and obstacle in the life. While Saturn Mahadasha ends then Mercury Mahadasha started, in Mercury Mahadasha native feel very comfortable and easy life. Mercury gives positive results to the people born in Virgo, Taurus, Gemini lagnas people. However, Aries and Pisces lagna natives will experience the worst results in the Mercury Mahadasha. But this is a general rule prediction can be changed as per placement and positions of the Mercury and other planets as well as planetary aspects.

 After Saturn Mahadasha, the native will feel with a great relax in the Mercury Dasha. This is because Mercury or Budh is a benefic planet that would bestow most of the intellectual goodness and prosperity to the native during this period. Mercury could also turn somewhat malefic as depending upon the planetary placements and position in the horoscope of the native. Some famous astrologers think Mercury is not a fully benefic planet. Because if it is placed with Rahu, Saturn, Ketu, Mars then Mercury gives malefic result during it’s dasha and antardashas. If it is with benefic planets like Venus, Jupiter result will be better and fruitful.